Comparison

Symptom FOCUS vs Cozy Sounds

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Symptom FOCUS

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Finding Our Center Under Stress (FOCUS) is a 6-week mobileHealth-telehealth intervention for advanced cancer patients. The primary goal of the intervention is to improve symptoms for people living with advanced cancer so that people with cancer can continue to live meaningfully despite these symptoms. The app consists of a welcome section which provides an overview of the app followed by four modules – each focused on a different symptom – sleep, worry-anxiety, fatigue, and mood. Each module contains evidence-based practices shown to improve these symptoms and enhance quality of life. The app wraps up with a summary of the most essential tips provided in the app and goal-setting to ensure long-term success in coping with cancer. The app is only available to individuals who are participating in the FOCUS research study.

About

Cozy Sounds

This app offers a minimalist interface for ambient music and nature sounds to aid focus, sleep, and relaxation. Users can create custom routines, utilize a Pomodoro timer, and build personal libraries of favorite sounds and playlists.

Highlights
  • Focus, sleep, and relaxation modes
  • Ambient, lo-fi, classical, nature sounds
  • Curated playlists
  • Personal library for favorites
  • Timed routines
  • Pomodoro timer
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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Cozy Sounds helps you focus, sleep and relax with professionally crafted music and nature sounds—all in one calm, minimalist app. CHOOSE HOW YOU WANT TO LISTEN Start with your goal: focus deeply, study and read, fall asleep, relieve stress or reset your mind. Shape the sound with familiar styles including Ambient, Lo-fi, Piano, Classical, Electronic, Acoustic, Jazz, Cinematic, Nature Sounds and Sound Bath. PLAYLISTS AND YOUR LIBRARY Explore curated playlists for work, rest and everything in between. Play from the beginning or choose a track, then use next, previous, shuffle and repeat. Favorite tracks and save playlists for later. Your Library keeps favorite tracks, saved playlists and routines together. BUILD ROUTINES THAT FLOW Create timed, multi-step routines. Combine focus or relaxation sessions, playlists, breaks and silence into one seamless flow. Use the Pomodoro timer to structure work or study. WHY COZY SOUNDS? • Listening modes for focus, sleep and relaxation • Curated playlists and professionally crafted audio • Favorites and a personal Library • Timed routines and Pomodoro sessions • No ads or distracting feeds COZY SOUNDS PRO The free version includes 10 minutes of listening per day. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited listening, unlimited routine creation and full access to all available sounds and playlists. Choose a weekly or yearly plan. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Payment is charged to your Apple Account when the purchase is confirmed. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://techmodern.net/cozy/privacy Terms of Service: https://techmodern.net/cozy/terms

Screenshots

Symptom FOCUS3 screens
Cozy Sounds4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Symptom FOCUS at none against Cozy Sounds's 3. Cozy Sounds's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cozy Sounds sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per 7 days. Symptom FOCUS asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Symptom FOCUS ships an update every 4 months, Cozy Sounds every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Symptom FOCUS versus Cozy Sounds: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSymptom FOCUSCozy Sounds
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB109 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperOhio State UniversityTechModern

In-app purchases

None

Symptom FOCUS

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Cozy Sounds

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Pro$8.997 Days
  • Annual Pro$39.991 Year
  • Annual Pro$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Symptom FOCUS free?
Symptom FOCUS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cozy Sounds free?
Cozy Sounds is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Symptom FOCUS or Cozy Sounds have ads?
Neither Symptom FOCUS nor Cozy Sounds shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Symptom FOCUS or Cozy Sounds?
Symptom FOCUS ships an update every 4 months, and Cozy Sounds every 9 days. Most recently, Symptom FOCUS was updated on November 3, 2026 and Cozy Sounds on November 4, 2026.

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